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A man is dead after officers found him in his car with an apparent gunshot wound in San Jose early Sunday morning, according to police.

The San Jose Police Public Information Officer reported on Twitter at 4:32 a.m. that officers were investigating an apparent homicide on the 5600 block of Via Monte at Carlsbad Drives near Pioneer High School.

Police said officers were dispatched to a vehicle collision into a pole around 3:45 a.m.

Upon further investigation, police said officers discovered an adult male that had been shot inside the vehicle. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, they said.